[4:22] One, everyone,

[4:36] Mr. Mayor of Syria, Jefferson, and convening a regular meeting of the High Point City Council. Here with me on the dyes, we've got every member of council president. Save our mayor for its impudence. They also have Madam Attorney and Madam Clerk, but Madam Manager is not with us as she's traveling for work. Before we get into our agenda, we ask that you all join us for a moment of silence and pledge of allegiance.

[5:32] We've got an agenda that needs to be adopted, but prior to doing that, I'll note that the

[5:37] public hearing previously advertised for vested rights certificate, VRC-26601, will not

[5:45] be held this evening in order to give staff an applicant more time to work on this request.

[5:50] So at this time, we would need to entertain a motion to adopt our agenda with that one

[5:55] change.

[5:55] Is there one?

[5:56] A move?

[5:56] Second.

[5:57] I can.

[5:57] Motion is made.

[5:58] I councilmember Hall.

[5:59] Second.

[5:59] I councilmember Johnson.

[6:01] Any discussion on the motion to adopt our agenda with that change?

[6:05] All those in favor please seem to follow saying aye.

[6:07] Aye.

[6:08] Any against?

[6:09] Yes.

[6:10] Have it.

[6:11] And that moment.

[6:12] That motion passes.

[6:13] This time, I want to recognize Mabry E. Bud Martin, Brigadier General of our U.S. Army,

[6:23] who I believe is here with us to provide a special record.

[6:27] Will you please join us, Brigadier General Mabry?

[6:32] At the podium.

[6:35] So,

[6:40] good afternoon everyone, or good evening.

[6:44] I'm here tonight to kind of make a special award actually to your mayor and just to let

[6:52] you all know I'm the state chair for ESGR which is employer support for the Guard and

[6:59] Reserve and High Point has been one of the cities has been so supportive of our organization

[7:07] and to guard and reserve and for example just a little bit to tell you your chamber, the mayor, your fire chief, your police chief of all sign, what we call statement of supports, which actually say, you know, we really support our garden reserve.

[7:24] We follow all the rules and regulations and laws and supporting them because they know it's such an important mission.

[7:31] So, but tonight, let me also say this week, which started yesterday the 16th, I have a

[7:38] proclamation that died received by the governor that proclaimed that this week is implore support

[7:47] for the Guard and the reserve week.

[7:50] And I also may point out to you, we had a wonderful time yesterday as your president of the High

[7:58] point rockers signed the statement of support at the ball game yesterday on

[8:03] home plate and we had a great time and and this old guy tried to throw the ball

[8:08] in first pitch so I was kind of a little forward on the arm there right so but

[8:13] anyway but I am here to to officially thank your mayor he is signed a

[8:19] statement of support and the factor city has been so supportive and in the last

[8:24] In the last several years, we have been holding our annual volunteer meeting at Condon Yards.

[8:31] And we will plan on doing that, it's already scheduled, working around the High Point Furniture

[8:37] Mark, and so forth, April the 23rd and 24th of next year.

[8:41] So that's our plan.

[8:42] And now with your new hotel across the street, our volunteers can come in and stay and walk

[8:48] right across.

[8:48] also. Your community has been such a great community and so friendly and supportive and

[8:55] I live in North Davis and County not far from here, so but anyway, mayor, if you'd come

[9:00] forward, maybe I'd love to present and I'm going to read what I put together here about

[9:06] this award. It says the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Seven Seals Award is

[9:12] presented in recognition of outstanding leadership and exceptional support of the ESGR mission.

[9:19] Named for the seven reserve components of the United States Armed Forces, the award

[9:26] honors individuals whose dedication and advocacy has significantly strengthened support for our

[9:33] garden reserve, service members, their families, and the employers who make their service possible.

[9:40] So, this award reflects a lasting commitment to those who serve our nation and it's presented

[9:48] to your mayor, sir Jefferson, and it says, for a meritorious leadership initiative and

[9:55] support of the men and women who serve the America and the National Guard and reserve.

[10:01] And, of course, it's signed by our national chair and printed and presented because we

[10:06] are actually part of the Department of War.

[10:09] So Mayor, I want to thank you so much for everything you do, thank you, thank you, thank you so much, and if you got some good pictures, here let's walk over here.

[10:19] Okay, I love you.

[10:21] Send me some too.

[10:23] We'll play that on our next campaign.

[10:28] We'll move over and I'm going to ask Councilman Andrew.

[10:30] Sure.

[10:30] Anyone who wants to talk about who's the veteran as well?

[10:36] Okay, thank you for your shoes.

[11:05] Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you to the City of Iowa and God bless you.

[11:27] Brigadier General Martin, we still appreciate you and your group will look forward to hosting you all next spring.

[11:33] Yes sir.

[11:34] All right.

[11:37] Our next presentation is one that is always near and near to my heart.

[11:42] Ever since we started doing it several years ago, I had the privilege of speaking this

[11:47] morning to a group of educators and brief comment that I made.

[11:53] If you ever talked to me about the privilege of being in a great country with such a growing

[12:00] economy and the community where we've got investments in development every day that we announce

[12:05] and we celebrate at the same time that we do that and we also have to be as plugged

[12:10] in as anistic and celebrate education because education is the front line of economic development

[12:16] without education we don't have anything else in the world and whoever had a career was

[12:21] educated to get that career and so it's so important that we get to take a moment to recognize

[12:26] as our extraordinary educators here in the city of Iowa.

[12:29] And so I'm going to invite up some professionals

[12:34] who are here with us, who are our extraordinary educators.

[12:38] And I'm going to ask you all to come up

[12:39] and join us in the front for this recommendation.

[12:42] From Alan J. Elementary to Shai Wallace.

[12:51] He and I were working on it in the back.

[12:53] Yeah.

[12:59] Alan J. Preparatory Academy.

[13:01] the meteorial limits.

[13:12] From T Wingate Andrews High School, Kera Strait.

[13:16] Red Raiders.

[13:19] From

[13:22] Fairview Elementary, Brandy Price.

[13:29] From Ferndale Middle, Candice Johnson.

[13:43] From Florence Elementary, Kelsey Williams.

[13:48] From High Point Central High School, James W. F. Jr.

[13:52] You this is the one who's master gunnery sergeant master gunnery sergeant. That's right. I remember that we met him last week

[14:02] Johnson Street Global Studies Lena Hernandez from

[14:17] Kerns Academy

[14:18] Meredith Smith from

[14:29] Kirtman Park Elementary

[14:31] Niger Simmons from middle college at GTCC of Highpoint

[14:39] Ena, Monsonaris.

[14:43] By the way, if you're a principal here on behalf of one of the educators who's not here, feel free to join us up here as well.

[14:53] My little Academy of Technology, Luisa, or Tees, I'm a NASA. How did I do that?

[15:00] Is it okay? You're so kind.

[15:10] From Northwood Elementary, Carolyn Turner,

[15:28] from O'Kill Elementary,

[15:31] Nassifo, D'Longala. D'Longala.

[15:40] O'Kill Elementary, Samaya Jarrett,

[15:55] from Parkview Village

[15:56] Elementary, Aaron Bradley,

[16:00] from Pingriffin School for the Arts, Brittany Stone-Keser,

[16:08] we do

[16:08] You have some principles coming up who are accepting on the behalf of the government.

[16:21] From Shady Brook Elementary, the Tisa Weeks,

[16:40] from Southwest Guilford Elementary, Paul

[16:43] allows from Southwest Guilford High School, Mary Captain Miller Nelson,

[16:53] from Southwest

[16:53] Billford Middle, Jonathan Marsh, bad boys.

[17:03] Sylvia Mendez Newcomers, Reagan Davel,

[17:09] Triangle Lake Montessori, Alissa Martin,

[17:14] Union Hill Elementary, Ethel with Daniel,

[17:18] and from Weber Academy of Science and Technology,

[17:21] Kinesha Bowers Lawson.

[17:32] And just a moment to read the proclamation,

[17:33] but before I do, we had an event last Thursday

[17:37] at the High Point Schools Partnership hosted.

[17:40] And it was a fantastic event.

[17:42] We actually had all the educators here

[17:43] with us during that celebration.

[17:46] And I got to tell you, it's a bold thing.

[17:49] You all take the time to be with us and celebrate

[17:51] because the school year has started.

[17:53] You were several of these schools.

[17:55] And or is starting this week and next week

[17:57] for many of them as well.

[17:58] And so they are hard at work.

[18:00] Our passion can already already serve in our schools, appreciate it, and we'll make

[18:04] a time to be here with us.

[18:06] I'm actually going to invite up because I see some other folks here who are from our school

[18:10] system.

[18:11] I see principals who are here, as well as representatives from different kinds of schools.

[18:15] Will you all please join us up here as well, please?

[18:41] And finally, I'm going to invite up our friends from High Point Schools Partnership.

[18:45] Will you all please join us as well,

[19:06] whereas the schools of our city are comprised of exceptional

[19:11] educators, and whereas they seized opportunities to uplift their students and remind students

[19:18] of their worth and potential, whereas through their commitment to their schools, this group

[19:24] of extraordinary educators has earned the respect and trust of their colleagues, whereas these

[19:29] educators were formally recognized last Thursday, August 13, 2026 by the community, which includes

[19:36] school's partnership and other supporters and those names that I read before as

[19:42] well as the schools that those names represent or who were celebrating today

[19:47] now therefore I zero Jefferson mayor of the city of high point do hereby

[19:52] recognize these extraordinary educators in the city of high point and call upon

[19:57] the community to join me in personally expressing appreciation to our

[20:02] in the educators for an incredible job well done. Can we please celebrate them?

[20:15] Alright, now we are going to get this photo and the best way to explain it is

[20:21] if you're a front row person come to the front row. If you're a back row person

[20:25] go ahead and move to the back row and if you fall in the middle there I

[20:28] trust you to figure it out, okay? Let's go ahead and transition. I think three rows

[20:32] I don't know what you think.

[20:35] Two?

[20:37] Okay.

[20:38] We'll see.

[20:41] I didn't say that.

[20:42] I didn't say that.

[20:44] I would, you would marry every say that.

[20:47] Hey, I sure don't want that.

[20:52] And I'm going to ask where I was right in the middle.

[20:54] We told that.

[20:58] Oh, I'm good.

[20:59] This is perfect.

[21:00] I guess.

[21:11] If you're on your different shows, then you gotta be in front of them.

[21:28] And

[21:34] I'm going to have you grab us on that side.

[21:37] Yeah, please.

[22:38] Councilman Moore asked if y'all could leave the classroom quietly.

[22:43] He said it not me.

[22:52] Appreciate anytime we get to do that recognition while I was grateful for the many residents

[22:58] and contributors and partners who make up high points community and it's a very special community

[23:05] but taking a moment like today to celebrate our educators is one they always enjoy and wish them

[23:11] all the best as they get started with the school year. All right first order of business is our

[23:18] consent agenda and I'll ask council to take some time review and then when ready we can entertain

[23:24] motion.

[23:27] I'd like to entertain a motion to accept the consent agenda as written.

[23:31] I believe Councilman Andrews making the motion to accept our consent agenda and

[23:35] approve as listed. Is there a second? Second. Second is recognized as a

[23:40] gentleman from ward two. Any discussion on those items? All those in favor please

[23:46] see in the file by saying aye. Aye. Any against? The ayes have it and our consent

[23:51] agenda is approved. First quarter of business is item 2026-182. Public hearing regarding

[23:59] a demolition ordinance at 312 Woodbury Street. Council's request to conduct a public hearing,

[24:05] adopted ordinance to demolish a dwelling located at 312 Woodbury Street, not authorized the appropriate

[24:11] seated officials to execute all city documents. This time I'll go ahead and open our public hearing,

[24:18] and will acknowledge our co-conforcement manager, Kaley Perish.

[24:23] Good evening, Mr. Mayor and members of Council. The Local Coast Division is requesting

[24:28] that City Council approve a demolition ordinance for 312 Woodbury Street. The complaint notice

[24:34] of hearing was held on December 28, 2023. Order to repair demolished was issued on December

[24:41] December 28, 2023 with a compliance due date of January 29, 2024.

[24:47] As of August 20, 26, no repairs have been completed or permits obtained to repair or

[24:53] demolish the dwelling.

[24:56] Some background on the case, the property was sold in February of 2024.

[25:01] Some repairs were initiated but not completed.

[25:05] Property was then sold to the now current owner in August of 2024.

[25:10] In April 2025, the property owner contacted the inspector to determine the permits required

[25:16] to proceed with repairs.

[25:18] Building inspections met with the property owner May 2025 to discuss the scope of the

[25:23] proposed repairs.

[25:24] No further contact has been received from the property owner since May of 2025 with that

[25:30] initial meeting with the building inspection group.

[25:33] This is where the home is located.

[25:38] This is the front of the home, and some of the major violations associated with the property would be the repair replacement of the windows, repair replacement of plumbing, repair replacement of sheet rock, floor covering, and the biggest thing is the foundation would be to be corrected as well.

[26:08] Does anyone have any questions?

[26:10] Any questions for staff at this time?

[26:13] Thank you.

[26:15] Looking at who signed up for this public hearing, I would recognize in the order in which

[26:20] it's listed.

[26:21] And so we'll invite up first to speak.

[26:24] I believe the name is Damon Thomas.

[26:30] Yeah, if you like to speak, you come on up.

[26:33] It's for 1913 South Elm.

[26:35] I just presented 312 Woodbury.

[26:37] Yeah, the sheet for 312 has your name on it.

[26:40] So I'm going to assume you hear for the other one there.

[26:43] I got you.

[26:44] No, you're good.

[26:44] If you're good, so is that same for Oong, I'm going to say it wrong.

[26:49] We're together.

[26:50] Okay, and this is her name here also on the 312.

[26:53] Okay.

[26:53] All right.

[26:54] I've got no one signed up then to speak for a 312 wood bear.

[26:57] Is anyone here who wishes to speak then?

[27:01] Or against the Sodom?

[27:04] All right.

[27:04] I'll go ahead and close the public hearing and make a motion to approve.

[27:08] Is there a second?

[27:09] Okay.

[27:09] Second.

[27:10] I can't recognize the Councilmember Holmes any discussion on that motion.

[27:14] All those in favor please signify by saying aye.

[27:16] Aye.

[27:17] Any against?

[27:18] Yes, have it in that motion passes.

[27:20] Next item is item 2026-240, another public hearing regarding demolition ordinance.

[27:26] In 1913, South Elm Street, Council is requested to conduct the public hearing.

[27:30] Dr. Ordinance is demolished and authorized appropriate officials to execute necessary documents.

[27:36] I'll open up public hearing to recognize Kayleigh Parrish.

[27:40] The local coast division is requesting that City Council approve the demolition ordinance

[27:44] for 1913 South Elm Street.

[27:47] The complaint notice of hearing was held on December 29th, 2021, order to repair demolish

[27:53] was issued on December 29th, 2021, with a compliance due date of January 31st, 2022.

[28:00] As of August 2026, no repairs have been completed or permits obtained or repaired to demolish

[28:06] the dwelling.

[28:08] Some background on the case is 2021 through 2023.

[28:12] The previous property owner expressed intent to demolish the property but later decided

[28:17] to retain the property and stated that the repairs would be made.

[28:22] No repairs were ever initiated.

[28:23] The property owner was sold to the now current property owners in 2024 and we have been in contact with them through 2025 and 2026 and they have stated on a couple of different occasions that they would like to repair the property but no repairs have been made nor any permits have been pulled.

[28:44] This

[28:49] is the front of the home and as you can see there's a dumpster present, the current

[28:53] property owners had started cleaning out the inside of the property to move forward

[28:58] with repairs.

[29:00] Some of the major invilations would include the electrical needs to be replaced, all plumbing

[29:06] throughout the home, the HVAC system, and there will be some structural elements associated

[29:12] with the property as well, such as the framing members, the roofing system, and floor

[29:17] at least.

[29:26] Thank you.

[29:27] All right.

[29:28] Any questions for staff at this time?

[29:31] I've got one.

[29:31] Mayor's counseling more.

[29:33] Um, Kelly, you stated in this case that they started clean out based on the dumpster,

[29:39] but there's been no real communication or act of a plan or permits pool to understand

[29:47] that correctly.

[29:47] Uh, yes, sir.

[29:48] So there has been communication with the property owners.

[29:51] They have.

[29:51] And in communication with them, they stated that they wanted to fix the property on several occasions,

[29:57] but never followed through with any.

[30:00] No, recently have they, I know they stated a while back so that there was an intent, but have you spoke to them in the last six months? Yes, sir. Okay. Okay. But finish. I'm sorry. I didn't just want to get that time sequence in there, but finish what you were going to say. Absolutely. So we have discussed in the last six months. We actually discussed a couple of months ago when they reached out and they wanted to fix the property and make repairs, but at this time currently,

[30:29] No permits have been obtained and we've seen no additional initiative to complete those repairs and we're coming up

[30:37] Not with this owner, but in totality on almost five years of staff time and effort. Yes, sir

[30:47] Councilman Johnson

[30:49] Over the last six months you said six months

[30:52] Did the cleaning and I forgot the dates but has was that done within the last six months?

[30:58] Yes, it was done in May of 2026.

[31:07] Thank you.

[31:12] We've got two signed up to speak.

[31:15] At this time, I'll go and recognize Damon Thomas and then following Damon Thomas,

[31:20] I've forgiven my mispronunciation, I think it's wrong.

[31:23] I'm

[31:26] not going to try the last name.

[31:29] I'm really speaking for it.

[31:31] Okay.

[31:32] It's so clear, I understand.

[31:34] So, so can you just read a record?

[31:37] What's her name?

[31:37] Yeah, he's speaking for me because I make sure you understand correctly. My English is her name is

[31:44] My name is a wind and I am

[31:48] own a 50% off this property

[31:52] Okay, and he's a my like a my mentor. He's speak English back

[31:57] And I feel I might say something and half or all of you can understand therefore I ask him to speak for me

[32:05] and I spent near here and if something needs to add more detail, I will.

[32:12] So with the property, she was half on her on her 50-50, and the other partner did not include

[32:20] her in the insurance.

[32:22] So when they got the property and they got it messed up like it was, she ended up having,

[32:27] she didn't know that she didn't have the insurance.

[32:30] So now she's using her own funds to fix it.

[32:33] a contractor star, but he stopped and so she found a new contractor. I think it's

[32:40] a new generation. A new generation builder, INC and the owner is a Robert Taylor.

[32:48] He is the one to remodeling my house and when he know I have a difficult

[32:53] tie with the previous contractor, he came in and he helped me. He already looked

[32:59] the building and he said he will bring me the contract on this Friday.

[33:04] So she was asking for a little more time to repair the building?

[33:11] Three questions. I have a question and possibly at the same time a comment.

[33:18] This action comes with 30 days, even if we move forward for changes. That is correct

[33:26] and part of our policy.

[33:27] Can I ask you a second?

[33:28] It's actually right, isn't it 60 days?

[33:30] Or is it done within 30 days?

[33:32] A.L.A.

[33:33] 60 days?

[33:34] No, it's 30 days.

[33:34] 30 days even if you didn't know.

[33:36] Or it could be like 60 days.

[33:38] Great.

[33:38] Any other questions?

[33:39] Yes.

[33:40] Yeah.

[33:40] Or 60 days, I think.

[33:44] Oh, I see.

[33:46] OK.

[33:46] Any other questions from the guys?

[33:48] OK.

[33:50] Ms. Parrish, if you'll just come back forward just for a moment

[33:53] here, we're going to ask Ms. Parrish a question here.

[33:55] I

[33:59] think we're Councilman Moore was given to and I just want to distill it a bit and make

[34:03] you all on the same page that we approve this order tonight.

[34:08] There is 30 days in there before the order is actually seen through.

[34:12] Your staff then has discretion over that 30 days.

[34:16] If there is actual real movement, you all could very well at that time come back to us or

[34:22] even pause the demolition order.

[34:25] Absolutely, yes, sir.

[34:27] Okay, so Mr. Thomas, as her liaison, I think that was the word she used earlier.

[34:37] We are going, well, if this order gets approved tonight, there's 30 days before the demolition

[34:43] actually happens, which means everything she said that she actually plans to do, if

[34:47] it actually goes through, well then that'll give Ms. Parrish and her staff what they need

[34:53] to maybe pause the demolition, but what this means is if those things don't happen,

[35:00] the structure will be coming down in 30 days.

[35:04] Mayor, question.

[35:05] Ms. Parish, so what would constitute sufficient movement?

[35:10] Would it be the contractor requesting permits?

[35:13] Would there need to be some physical changes to the structure?

[35:20] What would be sufficient enough to delay the demolition order?

[35:26] So what would be considered progress is for the general contractor and both property owners to come into the office and give us an outline of what they plan to do like a timeline of the repairs on the property, so they would need to come in obtain a permit, have that permit issue, and almost start working immediately in order for us to.

[35:49] Not moved forward with the demolition.

[35:53] I'm sorry, did the second property owner, is that person included, or is there?

[36:00] He's currently not present.

[36:01] I spoke with him this morning and explained the situation to him as well.

[36:04] He's located in Virginia.

[36:06] Okay.

[36:09] Does anyone else wish to speak forward against this item before we close the public hearing?

[36:16] I've seen that.

[36:17] I'll go ahead and close the public hearing.

[36:19] Make a motion to approve.

[36:20] Is there a second?

[36:21] Thank you.

[36:22] Second.

[36:22] I can't recognize the Councilmember Moore in discussion on that.

[36:26] All those in favor of who've seen the file by saying, I, I, me, it gets the I side of it in that motion passing.

[36:32] Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

[36:33] Thank you.

[36:34] We've come to the conclusion of our agenda.

[36:37] Are there any announcements from the DIAS before we adjourn?

[36:40] I've got a few, Mr. Mayor.

[36:42] Yes, sir.

[36:44] So, as part of the consent agenda tonight, when you adopted the short range transit plan,

[36:48] and so being my's interested in the changes to come

[36:51] with our high-trans transit.

[36:55] You can look at the managers' briefing tonight

[36:57] or the prosperity of the building safety committee

[36:59] was a presentation last week,

[37:00] and of course the agenda materials are available as well.

[37:03] It's National Nonprofit Day.

[37:05] Thanks to all the nonprofit folks

[37:07] who've got all the good work out there.

[37:09] And then of course we have the Co-Train Festival

[37:10] in a couple of weeks.

[37:12] Thank you for that.

[37:14] Any other announcements from the DICE?

[37:16] Yes.

[37:17] You may want to check just to let everyone know.

[37:19] I don't know.

[37:20] Our next meeting is not too late.

[37:22] You know, September.

[37:23] Yeah.

[37:23] Okay.

[37:24] Our next council meeting will take place on the third Monday of September.

[37:28] So it will not be a council meeting on Labor Day.

[37:31] So our next time we will have a council meeting will be on Monday September 21st.

[37:35] Regal meeting starts at 5.30 and there may be a special meeting that precedes that.

[37:40] Any other announcements from the dies?

[37:47] All right.

[37:47] Seeing none.

[37:47] We'll go ahead and entertain the motion to adjourn.

[37:50] So moved.

[37:51] Second.

[37:52] Motion recognized to adjournment for ward six,

[37:54] and then for ward two, and guess the same.

[37:57] Sorry, the at-large councilman is now sorry.

[38:01] Hey, you just, you look the same.

[38:03] Any discussion?

[38:04] All those in prayer, if you're seeing the file,

[38:06] are saying aye.

[38:06] Aye.

[38:07] Any again?

[38:08] Aye, sat in that motion, passes.

[38:09] We are adjourned.

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